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Amnesty slams prison term for activist charged with inciting August 2025 protests
CNN Indonesia – April 8, 2026
Jakarta – Amnesty International Indonesia Executive Director Usman Hamid has criticised the seven-month prison sentence handed down against Wawan Hermawan, the administrator of the @bekasi_menggugat account, for inciting the August 2025 protests.

Hamid said that Hermawan's actions in simply reposting content on social media should not be the basis for a legal problem.
OPM supports actions calling for closure of Papua mining giant PT Freeport
Suara Papua – April 7, 2026
Jayapura – The Papuan people's demand for PT Freeport to be closed down is considered reasonable, given the lack of involvement of customary landowners in the initial licensing process and the hidden interests of global capitalism that sacrifice the rights of the Papuan people.

The simultaneous demonstrations to close PT Freeport today, Tuesday April 7, have received support from Free Papua Movement (OPM) Chairperson Jeffrey Bomanak.
Acid attack victim Andrie Yunus pushes for independent fact finding team in letter
CNN Indonesia – April 7, 2026
Jakarta – Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) Deputy Coordinator for External Affairs, Andrie Yunus, has written a letter urging civil society to push for the formation of a Joint Fact-Finding Team (TGPF) to investigate the acid attack against him.

The letter, written on April 3 and 5, was read out by the National Solidarity for Andrie Yunus, a group made up of several national figures at the Kontras offices in Central Jakarta on Tuesday April 7.
Students setup tent in front of Komnas HAM to demand justice in Andrie Yunus case
CNN Indonesia – April 6, 2026
Jakarta – A student alliance has setup a tent in front of the National Human Rights Commission (Komnas HAM) offices in Jakarta urging a thorough investigation into the acid attack on Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) Deputy Coordinator Andrie Yunus, which was committed by members of the Indonesian Military (TNI) Strategic Intelligence Agency (BAIS).

The Merpati Collective Alliance stated that the protest titled "A Tent for Andrie, A Stretcher for Democracy" was in response to the lack of clarity regarding the handling of Yunus' case by the TNI’s Military Police Centre (Puspom), despite the investigation having been underway for a month.
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Terror
Kompas Newspaper – March 18, 2026
Civil society groups have denounced the acid attack against human rights defender Andrie Yunus as a brutal (biadab) and cowardly act aimed at silencing government critics, saying they will not bow down to any intimidation threatening their work.
Military alert
Kompas.id – March 14, 2026
Democracy and civil supremacy took a troubling turn on March 1 when Indonesian Military (TNI) commander General Agus Subiyanto placed the armed forces on high alert for an indefinite period, citing the escalating conflict in the Middle East.
Joining a club
Kompas.id – February 21, 2026
The Civil Society Coalition for Security Sector Reform is urging President Prabowo Subianto to withdraw from US President Donald Trump's Board of Peace (BoP), citing concerns over its implications for Jakarta's foreign policy.
Wait a moment
Kompas Newspaper – February 18, 2026
Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) says the government is endlessly promising to impoverish corruptors through the Draft Law on Asset Forfeiture (RUU Perampasan Aset), but this is never followed up by any concrete steps to actually pass the law.
Roof tiles
Kompas.id – February 7, 2026
President Prabowo Subianto says he wants all zinc roofs on residential houses across the country to be replaced with tiles because zinc roofs tend to be hotter and more prone to rust compared to clay tiles.
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Most Indonesians disagree with Board of Peace, US-Israeli attack on Iran: Survey
CNN Indonesia – April 2, 2026

Jakarta – The results of a joint survey show that a majority of Indonesian citizens disagree with Indonesia's foreign policy move to join the Board of Peace (BoP).

Groups advocating justice in acid attack case facing threats and intimidation
CNN Indonesia – March 31, 2026

Jakarta – The advocacy and legal team in the case of the acid attack on Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) Deputy Coordinator Andrie Yunus has stated that they are now facing a serious escalation of threats.

TNI intel chief resignation seen as manoeuvre to protect acid attack mastermind
CNN Indonesia – March 26, 2026

Jakarta – The civil society organisation Indonesian Human Rights Watch (Imparsial) says the resignation of Lieutenant General Yudi Abrimantyo as the head of the Indonesian Military's (TNI) Strategic Intelligence Agency (BAIS) is a manoeuvre to protect the intellectual

KNPB says bombing sign of organised operation to silence Papuan activists
Suara Papua – March 18, 2026

Jayapura – The West Papua National Committee (KNPB) central management has stated that the terror attack that occurred at the KNPB central secretariat in Kampwolker, Waena, Jayapura city, Papua, was part of a widespread pattern of intimidation against activists and civil liberties.

Prabowo's threat to 'sort out' critical observers a threat to civil freedom
Amnesty Press Release – March 16, 2026

Responding to the president who stated that he would sort out (menerbitkan) observers who were unpatriotic and do not like the success of his government, Amnesty International Indonesia Executive Director Usman Hamid, said:

Acid attack on Kontras activist Adrie Yunus an attack on the movement as a whole
Civil Society Coalition – March 13, 2026

Jakarta – The Civil Society Coalition condemns and strongly criticises the acid attack on Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) Deputy Coordinator Andrie Yunus in the early hours of Friday, March 13 in the Salemba area of Central Jakarta.